Aeronautic toy mounting



July 10, 1928.

E. G. MCMENAMIN AERoNAuTIc TOY MOUNTING Filed Dec. 15, 1926 INVENToR ATTORNEY l Patented July l0, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AERONAU'TIC TOY MOUNTNG.

Application led December 15, 1926. Serial No.`155,005.

The present :inventiony relates to aeronautic toys ior the amusement ot' children although by making the device of appropriate design, size and durability it may well be used tor display purposes by carrying advertising .matter or other indicating indicia.

For the purpose ot this specification my device `is illustrated as a mounting for a `toy aeroplane, but obviously it couldbe used l0 in conjunction with toys of many different kinds. c y

`Broadly, the device comprises a frame Afashioned to represent an aeroplane, a flying bird.` or some other object suggestive of aerial locomotion. The said trame, above its cent-er of gravity, being suspended turnably from `a member adapted to run to and fro ou a pair ol normally horizontal and parallel cables. Y

An object of my inventiontherefore, is to provide a dual aud flexible support tor a device of this kind, said support provided at its 'farther end with means for attachment to any suitable stationary object at a higher level from the ground than the hands of an operator of the device.

A further object is to provide for tree movement of the cables in all directions at their operating ends.

A still further object is to provide a means for imparting at will, positive propulsive impulses to the toy. f

Y nother object is to provide a swivel meniber adapted to impart stunt movements to the toy.

Another object is to provide for the rey turn of the toy with ability to arrest its progress at any point without `having to elevate the cables at the operating end.

Other objects and advantages will appear during the course of the following description and be particularly pointed out in the claims.

I attain these objects bythe herein described method ot applying the force that is required to actuate the toy, and by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichigure l shows a plan of the device.

Figure 2 shows a side elevational view.

Fivure 3 shows a sectional view taken on the llne II-II of Fig. 1. Y

Figure 4 shows the swivel member for attaching the tar ends ot the cables to sta tionary supports.

Similar numerals re'l'er to similar parts throughout the several views.

ln the drawing, Figure 1 shows the toy supported on the dual cables 3 and 3a in which position the tree operating ends of the cables are grasped. in the hands 8 8; whereas, the far ends oi cables are secured to the spacing, swivel member 6-6 attached to the supporting hook (3 that is hooked over the mold 7 oi the wall 9 of a supposed rooin9--l0.

The swivel-piu G" which engages the mem ber GMG with the hook 6 has its longitudinal axis approximatelyparallel with that of the cables 3 and 3a when they are tensed, so that the contacting surfaces oi" the member G-li andthe hook 6 lie in a plane perpciu dicular to the axes ot' the said cables; it tollows therefore, thatwhile they are tensed, any rotation ot' the tree ends ot thecables` 3 and 3 in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis ot the pin 6b vwould cause the member G-G to turn upon its axis thus bringing the cables into varying positions with respect to each other by lowering one and elevating the other, for purposes that will later appear.

The cables 3 and 3 are bridged with the traveling element 13 adapted to traverse to and 'tro longitudinally oi? the dual 'support-` ing cables. Horizontally mounted in the element 13 and carried thereby are the two (ifi sheaves 12 and 12%` which are preferably so spaced apart as to dispose that portion of the said cables which extends from the sheaves to the member 6-6, so that it will be parallel. The sheaves 12 and 12a are revolubly mounted on the vertical axes 19-19, as best shown in Fig. 3.

The cables 3 and 3a may be either two individual cables or they may be comprised in a single cable having the two parts, 3 and 3,

The element 13 constitutes the traversing support for the toy which is turnably suspended therefrom by the vertical axis 14 that engages flange 15 rigidly secured by such means as the screws 18 to the upper surface of the plane 16.' Axis 14; is preferably located at the center of gravity of the toy so that it will hang true, while at the same time permitting the suspended toy to turnround in a horizontal plane.

In general appearance the toy is fastened to represent an air-shipJ having a body l, which may be of Wood or the like, or be made of hollow stempel metal. The dummy propeller 2 is mounted in lfront and runs by air-pressure when the ship sails, a vertical rudder 4 and the horizontal planes 4 are also provided. Further to simulate the appearance of a sure-enough air-ship the plane. lti is supported from the body l by the struts ll. and ll, shown in F ig. 9.. The ship is nou' ready to sail and it works like this:

A would-be aviator, after lirst seeing the Iables El and 3 all clear with no snai-ls in them, slips the hook G over some distant high point and then grasps the tree ends of the two cables as shown in Fig. l, and pulls them taut. The ship nowrides suspended from the cables. As long as the hands are kept fairly close together the ship will remain at rest close to the hands but on the slightest outward movement ot the hands the ship runs up the cables. The ship returns to the player head-on as the inliuence of the ai acts upon the rudder 4. so as to cause the ship to malte a halt turn on the vay back, but it will not return at all until the hands are brought together, Quite an interesting variety ot movements can be obtained by skillful manipulation ot the cables in a plane perpendicular to their axes, such as causing the ship to run on its side or in a spiral, and many graceful dart ing motions can be attained, although the 3 mei-est child can do it.

Having thus described my invention what l claim is,

l. A device of the kind described comprising two supporting cords disposed in the 4 same horizontal plane, the i'ar ends oi' the cords attachable to supporting objects, the near ends of the cords heilig free, a horizontal bridge element, traversablc ou said cords, said element having guide openings 4 through which the cords extend and guide rollers in the openings engaging the cords, and a body suspended from the said elcment and swivel y ,connected thereto.

2. A device of the kind described comprising two supporting cords being disposed in the same horizontal plane, the far ends of the said cords swivelably attachable to sup porting objects, the near ends ot the cords being free, a bridge element traversable on said cords7 spacing members carried by the elementi, said members constituting a means for driving the element forward when the free ends ot the cords are jerked outwardly under strain, and a body depending Afrom said element, and swiveled thereon.

lu witness whereof, l have hereunto set my hand this llth day of December, 1926.

EMMETT G. li'loMlNAltllN. 

